5th Set of Characters Unveiled in New DARLING in the FRANXX Trailer

Earlier today, the official DARLING in the FRANXX anime’s Twitter account updated with a new promotional teaser. The trailer introduces the fifth (and final) pair of protagonists, along with their Franxx.

The two characters are named Code:196 (“Ikuno”) and Code:326 (“Mitsuru”), while their Franxx is called Chlorophytum. The trailer teases that new details will be released next week.

DARLING in the FRANKXX is a co-production between Trigger and A-1 Pictures. Atsushi Nishigori (THE [email protected]) is directing the project, with Masayoshi Tanaka (anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day, High School of the Dead) providing character designs. The team of Atsushi Nishigori and Naotaka Hayashi will collaborate on series composition.

Other confirmed staff members include:

Assistant Director: Toshifumi Akai

Action Supervisor: Masayoshi Tanaka

Chief Animation Director: Masayoshi Tanaka

Mechanical Design: Shigeto Koyama

Trigger showed off a short reveal trailer for DARLING in the FRANKXX at Anime Expo. You can check it out below: